Original U.S. WWII 1944 Type A-11 USAAF Wrist Watch by Elgin - Fully Functional Japanese Field Gear early parachutes were too heavy

early parachutes were too heavy and bulky for most small aircraft and many pilots perished in their burning aircraft grimly nicknamed "flaming coffins"

which has a size 57 paper label on the inside

Rare HAWLEY paper liners are always in demand

partly made for this purpose

some cracks

Original U.S. WWII 1944 Type A-11 USAAF Wrist Watch by Elgin - Fully Functional Japanese Field Gear early parachutes were too heavyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition genuine WW2 issue 1944 dated Elgin A 11 military watch. This example has been fully cleaned, tested and runs perfectly. The watch was manufactured in 1942 for Pilots and Navigators in the US Army Air Force (USAAF). Watch case is 30mm. It features an Elgin hand winding and hacking movement, which allowed the movement to be stopped for "watch synchronization". The band is a correct high